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Word: firmness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...presidency, the televised address to his fellow citizens on the problems of war and peace in Viet Nam. There was a flood of congratulatory telegrams that he cheerfully displayed for photographers, a quickie Gallup telephone poll after the speech that showed a 77% favorable response, and a firm consensus of politicians and pundits that Nixon had achieved what he set out to do. At the same time, protesters against the war, unmollified by Nixon's blandishments, readied for this week's demonstrations even more ambitious than the Oct. 15 Moratorium. They would include rallies around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Conciliation, Confrontation | 11/14/1969 | See Source »

Both the administration and Afro have charged the Volpe Construction Company with racial discrimination in, its hiring practices. Tufts has filed suit against the firm, and a hearing has been set for December...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tufts Agrees To Demands Put By Afro | 11/13/1969 | See Source »

Both Afro and the Tufts administration have charged the Volpe Construction Company with radical discrimination in its hiring practices. The firm is owned by the family of U. S. Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tufts Students Occupy Administration Offices | 11/8/1969 | See Source »

Tufts University filed suit Monday against the Volpe Company to determine whether the firm's hiring practices have violated contractual agreements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tufts Calls In 200 Police To Halt Afro Demonstration | 11/7/1969 | See Source »

...Volpe Construction Company is owned by the family of Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe. The firm could be black-balled from future contracts involving government funds if it is found guilty of non-compliance with regulations governing the hiring of minority group members. A hearing is scheduled for December...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tufts Calls In 200 Police To Halt Afro Demonstration | 11/7/1969 | See Source »

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